Innovative research finds that black carbon soot, which only stays in the atmosphere for days or weeks, is contributing three to five times more to ice melt than previously thought.
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Political divide over climate change in Australia is frighteningly similar to US.
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In its first foray into residential solar, Google will loan SolarCity funding to pay for clients' solar systems.
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5M Smart Meters Installed Nationwide $2B Loan Guarantees for Concentrating Solar Plants Drop-In Biofuels Get $36M $70M to Advance Geothermal Energy Nevada Geothermal Project Gets Conditional Loan Guarantee Energy Performance and Building Appraisals Partnership High Energy Density Capacitor Has Potential for Clean Energy Applications Five Million Smart Meters are Installed Nationwide Over five million smart meters have been installed nationwide as part of Recovery Act-funded efforts to accelerate modernization of the U.S. electric grid, DOE reported on June 13. Nearly 90% of the meters installed to date are in Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Texas. Smart meters provide utility companies with greater information about how much electricity is being used throughout their service areas. The meters also give people access to real-time information about their energy consumption, allowing them to make informed decisions about how they use their electricity. Transforming the current electric grid into a more intelligent system involves a wide range of advanced technologies, including smart meters, which will improve the reliability and security of the grid. Such meters will allow for the integration of renewable energy sources and help prevent blackouts and restore power more quickly when outages occur. Florida Power & Light is deploying an advanced […]
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Developers of this new wind certification label will boost the industry.
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Lack of federal climate policy has put US institutional investors behind foreign counterparts.
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NSF International now certifies sustainability of commercial fabrics and is developing rules for the furniture industry.
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Obama urges patience in economic recovery, but he's pushing uphill against forces that are making the economic recovery much more difficult than need be.
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Hopefully Timberland's sustainability practices will rub off on new sister brands The North Face and Wrangler.
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Meter data management systems serve as the central point of data collection for smart grid systems.
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